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isintendedtohelpyouoperate

andmaintainyournewrange
properly.

Keepithandyforanswerstoyour
questions.

Ifyoudon’tunderstandsomething
orneedmorehelp,write(include
yourphonenumber):

ConsumerAffairs
Ger}eralElectricCompany
AppliancePark
Louisville,KY40225

writedownthemodel

andserialnmbers.

You’llfindthem on alabelon
thefrontoftherangebehindthe
storagedrawer.

Thesenumbersarealsoonthe
ConsumerProductOwnership
RegistrationCardthatcamewith
your range.Beforesendingin this
card,pleasewritethesenumbers

here:

ModelNumber

SerialNumber

Usethesenumbersin any
correspondenceor servicecalls
concerningyourrange.

Immediatelycontactthe dealer(or I
builder)thatsoldyoutherange.

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savetimeandnloneye

Beforeyourequest

serticeo o @

ChecktheProblemSolveron
page26.It listscausesofminor
operatingproblemsthatyoucan

men usingelectricalappliances,
basic safetyprecautions should
be followed,incIudingthe
following:

@use tMs applianceOdy for its

intendeduseas describedin this
manual

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@Besure your apptiance is

properly kwed mdgromded

bya qualified technicianin
accordancewith the provided
initiation instructions.

~Don9t attempt to repair ,

orreplacemy part of your
rangedess it is Specwldly
recommendedk this book. Al

otherservicingshouldbe re~rred
to a qualified technician.

* h notImve cMdrendone-

chikh-enshouldnotbe Iefidone
or unattendd in an area wherean

apphanceis in use. They shodd
neverbe allowedto sitor stand
on anypart of theappliance.

@hn’t allowanyone tochb,

@

Keephood ad greasefi!ters

standor hang on

tie door,

clean to maintaingood venting

draweror-e top.~ey codd

and to avoidgrease fires.

-age the mge andeventip

@Do not let coo~g grease

it over, caus@ severepersonal
injury.

or other flamable materials ‘–
accumdate in

or near the ~—

~CAmON:

~MS OF

range.

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not use water on grease =

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fries.

Neverpickup a fl~ming

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-GE ORONH

pan. Smother flmkg pan on

BACHPL~HOFA

‘ surface

unitbycoveringpan

wGRcmDm ~

cornplletelywith we~-fitttig fid9

C-LWmG ONT= < ~

cookie sheet or flat tray.

MGE TO~ACH ITEMS

R*g greaseoukide a p,m

COWD

BESEWOUSLY

can be put out by coveringwith

mmD. ~~, ~

baking soda or,ifavatiabie, a

rndti”pur~se drychemical

@Neverwear loos~-fittkg or~ ‘~

or fo~ fire exttiguisher.

hanging garments w~b-king

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theappkce. H-able qterial

~‘~Do ‘~~~touch‘heating

couldbe ignitedif broug,htin .. . . ~

elemetitsor intiripr solace of

oven;Thesesurfaces maybe hot

con~ct withhot heatingelements
and may cause severebums. . ~

~ enough’ti.burn eventhough they —---

are’darkin color. During and

o Use o~y dry poth61de~—

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USe,do not touch, or let- ‘

moist or damp potholders on

clothingor other flamniable

hot surfaces may result in bums ‘ materi~s ,con~ct sufiace ~~, .‘ ~
fromsteam. Do notlet potholders ‘ ~ areas ne~by sutiace unikor any
touchhot heating elements. Dp- ~

intqriof area ofhe oven; allow

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notuse a towelor other bu~ ~. ~ ~

sufficienttimefor cooling,‘first.

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cloth.

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~~~Potentially hot surfaces in~lude ~ =_-

* Neveruse your apptiancefor ‘ .

thecookttipandartis facing the ==

wartig or heatkg the tifi.

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Coo@p, ovenventopening and =

sfices near the opening and S

~$toqk in or

on”~pp~W~e— ~ ‘ - crevices arotindthe oven~oor

~~ble ma&fids shoddnot be ‘ Remember. The inside ~~rfac~ ‘­stored in an oven or near sufice ‘ . ~

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of thetiven.qay be hot when the =~.

units.

~door is o~ened.

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.*~~~ c~Mg pork, follow =;

our directions exactly and always —

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~.cbokthe heat to at Ieast 170°F. =-

This a$stiresfiat, in the remote ‘ =#-

possibilitythattrichina may be

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present in tie meat, it will be S
kill~dand tie meat will be safi =-

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to eat.

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oven

@Smd away frommge when

Qwtig oven door.Hot* or
stem which esupes m muse
b-@ hinds, fice red/or ey6.

@Useproperpan sti-This .

apptianceis eqtipped with one

~

~~!-- bums, ignition
of fla~ble materials, arid

spillage,the hande of a container
shotid be W = thecen~r
ofthe range withoutextending
overnearby surfaceuni@.

* ~w2ystirn smface ht to

0~ beforerernovhgutemil.

@Wep w eyeon foodsbebg

fried at ~GH

or WD~

@GH heab.

tind shouldbe used in or around

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my pafl of the oven.

Yot3rrange,likemanyother
householditems,is

heavy and

cansettleinto softfloor coverings

such ascushionedviny!or

carpeting. Whenmovingtherange

onthistype of flooring,usecare,

andit isrecommendedthatthese
simpleandinexpensiveinstructions
befollowed.

TherangeshouldbeinstaIledon
asheetofplywood(orsimilar

material)asfollows:Whenthe

floor coveringends

at thefront of

fh~ra~~ge,

theareathattherange
willreston shouldbebuiltupwith
plywoodtothe samelevelorhigher
thanthefloorcovering.Thiswill
allowtherangetobemovedfor

cleaningorservicing.

Iingthe

Range

Levelingscrewsarelocatedon
eachcornerofthebaseofthe
range.Removethebottomdrawer
andyoucan levelthe rangeonan
unevenfloor.

Toremovedrawer,pull drawer

outallthe way,ti~tupthe front

and bke it out. Toreplace
drawer,insertrollersat backof
drawerbeyondstoponrangeglides.
Liftdrawerif necessarytoinsert
easily.Letfrontofdrawerdown,

thenpushinto close.

mew=sammps

@Usecookwareofmediumweight @Preheatovenonlywhen

aluminum,withtight-fittingcovers,

necessary.Mostfoodswillcook
andflatbottomswhichcompletely satisfactorilywithoutpreheating.
covertheheatedportionofthe

Ifyoufindpreheatingisnecessary,
surfaceunit.

watchtheindicatorlight andput
@Cook freshvegetableswitha

minimumamountofwaterin a
coveredpan.

foodinovenpromptlyaftertie

light

~O~S OUt.

@AiwaysturnovenOFFbefore

removingfood.
@Watchfoods whenbringingthem ~ .

quicklytacookingtemperaturesat

@Duringbaking,avoidfrequent

HIGHheat. Men foodreaches

door openings.Keepdooropenas

cookingtemperature,reduceheat shortatimeaspossiblewhenitis
immediatelytolowestsettingthat opened.

FeaturesofYourRange

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~ OvenLightSwitch 1151

1 Model andSerialNumbers

2

2 SurfaceUnitControls

7,8

13 Broil Unit 120 I
14 OvenInteriorLight I 24

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3 Sensi-TempControl

18

15 OvenShelves

1151

4 “ON” IndicatorLightsfor 7

SurfaceUnits

16 OvenShelfSupports

[151

I 5 OvenSetControl 115

17 Broderh andRack

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20

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6 OvenTempControl

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15

18 OvenLiner 1251.

7 OvenCyclingLight

15

8 AutomaticOvenTimer,Clock 14

andMinuteTimer

19 BakeUnit(Maybeliftedgently

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25

forwipingovenfloor.)

20 StorageDrawer

1241

[ 9 Door LockedLight

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21 DoorLatch

1221

10 SolidElementSufiaceUnit

10

11 Sensi-TempSurfaceUnit

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22Door Gasket

1221

23OvenVent

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forthemtimme

The topworkingsurfaceof
thenewsolidelementshavea
protectivecoatingwhichmustbe
hardenedbeforeusingtheelemen~
forthefirsttime.Tohardenthis
coating,theelementsshouldbe
heatedwithoutapanfora short

periodoftime(regularelements
atHI settingandSensi-Temp

elementat maximumsetting

for3 to5 minutes).

Therewillbesomesmokeand
odor;thisisnormal.It is non­toxicandcompletelyharmless.
Heatingoftheelementwill
changethestainlesssteelelement
trimringsandtemperature
sensorstoa goldcolor.

THEELEMENTPR~EaIVE
COATINGMUSTBEHARDENED
~ HELPPROTECI’THEELEMENT
OVERITSLmE.

Gneml Idormation

AboutSolidElemenk

Theuseofyoursolidelement

cooktopisquitesimilartoan
electriccoil cooktop,withwhich
youprobablyarefamiliar.With
bothtypesyouwillenjoythe
cleanlinessofelectricityandthe
benefitsofretainedheatin the
elements.However,thereare
differences.

~SolidelementsdoN~ glowred,

evenatHI setting.

*Solidelementsreachtemperature

alittleslower,andholdheatlonger
thanconventionaltubularelements.
Solidelementshaveveryevenheat
distribution.Sincesolidelements
holdheatlonger,youmaywishto

turntheelementoffsooner,and
takeadvantageoftheresidualheat.
Theamountofresidualheat is
dependentuponthequantityand
type offood,thematerialand
thicknessofthepanandthesetting
usedforcooking.

oThe red dot inthe cen~r ofthesolid

elementindicatesbutit-intemperature
limitersthatautomaticallyreduce
the heatifa panboilsdry,if the
elementis turnedonwithoutapan
orif the pan isnotmakingenough

contactwiththesurfaceofthe
element.Thereddotswillwearoff
withusewithoutaffectingthe
performanceoftheelements.

~There is~~~ hat ~ he element.

Onboilovers,waitforelementto
coolbeforecleaningelementarea.

~Solidelementcookingtakesyou

a stepcloserto easiercleanup,
becausethecookingsurfaceis

sealedagainstspillsandthereare

nodripbowlsorburnerboxtoclean.
@Youmustuseproperflatbottomed

cookware,notwarped,convex,or
concave.Impropercookwarecould
causeunsatisfactorycooking
results.

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Semi-WmpTMControl

Yoursurfaceunitsandcontrolsare

designedto giveyouan infinite
choiceofheatsettingsfor surface
unitcooking.

AtbothOFF andHI settings,there
isa slightniche.Whenturningthe
controlknobtoeitherofthese
positions,youwillfeelthecontrol

“click”intotheniche.
Whencookingina quiet kitchen,

youmayhearslight“clicking”
sounds-an indicationthattheheat
settingsyouselectedarebeing
maintained.

Switchingheats tohighersettings
alwaysresultsina quickerchange
thanswitchingtolowersettings.

cml* Gtide

forUskg Hea@

~–Bring watertoboil.

~Dm HI (8-9)–Fast fry,pan
broil; maintainfastboilonlarge
amountoffood.

~D—Saute andbrown;maintain
slowboilon largeamountoffood.

~W (>3)–Cookafterstartingat~;
cookwithlittlewaterin mered pan.

W—Steam rice,cereal;maintain
servingtemperatureofmostfoods.

1.AtHI or MEDIUMHI (8-9),
neverleavefoodunattended.
Boiloverscausesmoking;greasy
spilloversmaycatchfire.

2. AtWM orLOW(2-3), melt
chocolate,butteronsmallunit.

Thiscontrolallowsyoutopre-select

thedesiredtemperature.Toturn
theelementON,pushinandturn
clockwise.Youwillfeela “click”
atthe “off” positionandatthe

“boil”position.

Theautomaticelementsensestie
temperatureofthecookingutensil
andregulatesitaccordingtothe
settingselected.Onlyonesettingis
necessaryforeachmethod-frying,

simmering,etc.

Whenturnedon, theSensi-Temp
elementalwaysbeginswithfu~
power,nomatterwherethedid
is set.Whenthetemperature
correspondingtothatsettinghas
beenreached,theelementcycles
OFFandON, similartoyouroven.
Evenwhenthedid is setat
minimumtheelementbeginson
fill poweruntiltheselectedheat
settingisreached.

TheSensi-Tempelementwillnot
bumfoodwhenthecorrectsetting
isselected.Forexample,baked
beans,chocolate,mashedpotatoes
canbelefionthe Sensi-Tempelement
withoutscorchingorburning.Food
maydehydrateiflefionbuttheheat
sensingdevicewillnotletthefood
orpanoverheatbeyondthesetting.

Cooktoptemperaturesincrease
withthenumberofelementsthat
are on. With3 or4 elements
t~lrnedon, surfacetemperatures
arefigh, sobecarefulwhen
touchg thecooktop. ‘

Howb SettheControk

Step1:Graspcontrolknoband

pushin.

1

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Step2:Turneitherclockwiseor
counterclockwisetodesiredheat

~

setting.

ControBmustbepushedinto set
onlyfrom0~ position.When
controlisin anypositionother
than0~, itmayberotated
withoutpushingin.

Besureyouturncontrolto OFF

whenyoufinishcooking.An

indicatorlightwillglowwhen

ANYheatonanysbce unitison.

Aluminumcookwareconductsheat

fasterthanothermetals.Castiron

andcoatedcastironcookwareisslow

toabsorbheat,butgenerallycooks

evenlyatWM orMED settings.

Steelpans maycookunevenlyif

notcombinedwithothermetals.

Flatground~roceram” saucep

or skilletscoatedonthe bottom

withaluminumcookevenly.Glass

saucepansshouldbeusedonlyas —
them-mufacturerdescribes.Donot
useawiretrivetor anyotherkind —
ofheat-retardingpadbetweenthe

cookwareandtheelement.

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PerformancefromYour
SolidElement

~Forcooking,theuseofappropriate
utensilsis important.

@Goodutensilshavea thick, flat
bottomwhichabsorbstheheatfrom
the element.Thethick,flatbottom
providesgood heatdistribution

fromtheelementtothefood.This
cookingprocessrequireslittle
water,fatandelectricity.

~ Utensilswiththin,uneven
bottomsdonotadequatelyutilize
the heatcomingfromtheelement.
Thefoodtobecookedmaybumand
requiremoretimeandelectricity.

Youwouldalsohavetoaddmore
fator water.

~Useonlypansofgoodquality

thesolidelements.Theyshould

aveastablebottom,slightlyconcave

= towardsthecenter,justenough

sothatthebottomofthepanhas

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thegreatestpossiblecontactwith
thesolidelementduringheating
operation.Thisresultsinthe
optimumuseofenergy.Pans

withunevenbottomsarenot

suitable.

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h

=Evennessofthepanbottomcan
becheckedbyaruleor thestraight
edgeofatable.

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@Don’tusepanswithrounded
bottoms.Theydon’thaveenough .
contactwiththesolidelementto
cookproperly.

@Usepansofthecorrectdiameter
only.Theyshouldbeslightlylarger
thanthesolidelementsospillovers
willflowontothecooktopandnot
bakeontotheelement.A damp
clothis sufficienttoremovethe
spill.Pansshouldnotoverhang
morethan1inchovertheelement.

~Tooptimizecookingtimeand

energyusage,youshouldusea
panthatis sizedcorrectlyforthe
cookingprocess,witha well-fitted
lidtoavoidevaporationlossand
cookwithaslittlewateror fatas

possible.If thepanis toosmall,
energyiswastedandspillagecan
flowontothe solidelement.

~Placeonlydrypansonthe solid

element.Do notplacelidsonthe
solidelement,particularlywetlids.

@Specialcookingproceduresthat
requirespecificcookingutensils,
suchaswoks,pressurecookers,
deepfatfryers,etc.,musthaveflat
bottoms,bethecorrectsizeand
covered,ifapplicabletocooking
process,asidentifiedearlierin
thissection.

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~Exceptinpressurecooking
withwaterandwaterbathcanning,
canningpotsshouldnotextendmore
than1inchbeyondthesurfaceofa
solidelementandshouldhaveflat
bottoms.Whencanningpotsdo not
meetthisdescription,theuseofthe
HIheatsettingcausesexcessive ~

heatbuildupandmayresultin
damagetothecooktop.See“Home

CanningTips”sectionforfurther

information.

To checkhowapanwillperformonasotidelement:

1.

Put 1inchof-waterinto 3. Auniform patternofbubbles

thepan. acrossthebottomofthepan

2. Bringwaterto aboiland

confirmsa goodheattransferand

observethe patternofthe

agoodpot.

bubblesasthewatercomesto 4. Bubbleslocalizedin otiy a
aboil.

portionofthebottomindicate
unevencontactofthepanto the
element,unevenheattransfer,
andanunsuitablepot.

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